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Well Check-up

I took Ledger in for his 18 month appointment on Tuesday, about a month late. He was as happy as could be in the waiting room, and then we walked back to the room…Oh.My.Gosh. I was hoping he would forget all about his surgery/recovery/Doctors by now, but he didn’t.

As soon as he saw the room, he turned around and took off running, and didn’t stop hysterically crying, with big alligator tears falling from his cheeks the entire time.

And to end with a big cherry on top, his mom held him down while two nurses gave him two shots :) He was mad at me the entire way home.

Even though I could hardly hear what the PA had to say over the loud sobs coming from my toddler, I was pleasantly surprised to learn sledgehammer has gained some weight! It looks like his surgery has paid off.

Weight: 25.8 42% (Huge accomplishment right there!)

Height: 33.8 in. 78%

Many people have commented on how happy Ledger is now. It’s all due to surgery. He now eats (still working on vegetables and fruits), sleeps, and is rarely sick anymore.

Even though it was difficult recovery, surgery was the best decision we ever made!

And I thought I'd share a little gem we recently discovered. Ledger hasn't stopped watching it all morning.

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Ashley: I have 10 month old twins and it is so much fun!! I am not going to lie and tell you its not hard because it is SOOOO HARD! But so worth it. They already have such a strong bond and my son is 3 minutes older than my daughter and he is already very protective of her. They hold hands while they jump in the johnny jumpers and can just look at each other and start to giggle. I love the bond that twins have and am excited to see how it develops as they get older. You will love having twins! Congrats

I have a 20 month old who has spent a lot of time in the hospital having horrible things done to him(horrible but necessary). He too was freaked out by the sight of a doctors office etc but it does get better. Luckily he has several visits now where nothing bad happens. Hopefully Ledger will get some of those visits next and be able to relax there!

I just took my daughter in for her 18 month well baby check up the other day too. She was the exact same way as Ledger. She was fine in the waiting room and when we turned into the room she didn't stop screaming till we left. She hasn't had surgery but has not forgotten that the doctor's office is not fun. He's so stinkin adorable!

I think about 18 months is when kids truly show fear and remembrance. It is hard to take your child to the dr. knowing that they are going to be poked and prodded, but we do it in their best interest. I started explaining to my son about the little pokes of shots to prepare him, but all the while telling him that I would be there to hold him and scoop him up once it is done. I really think that it has helped. When I worked in a clinic for years we encouraged parents to talk with their little ones about this. However, I had to go get a paper signed by my sons dr. the other day and as we pulled into just the driveway of the clinic he yelled out, "Mom, I don't want to get poked." He is three and just had his well baby check and could not even get the only shot due to allergies. So he has not had shots in over a year, but he remembered. Well baby checks are hard. I think they get harder the older they get because the more you have to hold them down. Breaks my heart. Ledger sure is cute.

I hear you on hard dr. visits. My son has Asperger's and so we were having these same issues, but unrelated to any surgery, he just very clearly remembered getting shots before and having the doctors poking around in his ears. The only reason his visits got better is because we had a new pediatrician who he really clicked with (and who happened to specialize in ASD) advise us to always get his shots at the health department or somewhere else, so that he continued to view the pediatricians office as a safe place. It has worked wonders for us. I imagine that in your situation it could do the same.

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